Where does “hordágykocsi” come from?

hordágykocsi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian hordágy, from Hungarian hord, from Proto-Ugric kurɜ- — to draw, tug, drag, carry.

hordágykocsi (Hungarian): gurney US, trolley UK a wheeled stretcher to carry a sick, injured, or dead person

Definitions

  1. gurney US, trolley UK a wheeled stretcher to carry a sick, injured, or dead person

Ancestry of “hordágykocsi”, step by step

hordágykocsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian hordágy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhordágystretcher, litter
2Hungarianhordto carry; to wear
3Proto-Ugrickurɜ-to draw, tug, drag, carry

via Hungarian kocsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankocsicart, carriage; auto, car, automobile

Words derived from “hordágykocsi”

Every word from Proto-Ugric kurɜ- →Every word from Hungarian hord →Every word from Hungarian hordágy →
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